Fed up with selling boxes and looking for a 5* luxury proposition and something to be proud of?

“At Royal Caribbean International, our aim is to take the ordinary and make it extraordinary.”

And they certainly do. Royal Caribbean have been revolutionising the cruise industry since they launched their first ship in 1970. They strive to thrill and take your breath away with every ship in their fleet and every experience they can offer, continually taking cruising to the next level. Not just 5* luxury, amazing accommodation, restaurants and entertainment all delivered with mind blowing levels of service on 26 of the world’s most innovative and spectacular ships – including Symphony of the Seas the largest cruise ship in the world. For them that’s too easy – they add robotic bartenders, world class Spa’s, zip lines and wild waterslides, ice rinks, world class shows, as well as Virtual Reality trampolining! Truly unique holiday experiences.

This newly created role is a mix of both team management and account ownership – all tied together to manage and deliver the retail strategy for the Southern half of the country. You will take on Head Office responsibility with a selection of High Street travel retailers, building on existing relationships and bringing pace and rigour to account management and contract negotiations. A well-established and high performing team of 4 Regional Sales Manager’s will also report to you, managing over 1000 retail outlets across the region. This team forms a crucial piece of every major retail accounts annual plan as they educate the trade on how best to promote and sell Royal Caribbean to new and existing customers. You will be tasked with developing a fully integrated strategic sales and marketing field plan on an annual basis in conjunction with Strategic Account Managers and their respective accounts.

We’re looking for an outstanding candidate who possesses classical account management skills, ideally from FMCG, Travel Retail or B2B, backed up with strong commercial judgement and excellent negotiation skills. Currently a NAM or Strategic Account Manager, you will be looking to directly affect your career trajectory along a fresh and exciting path. You will also ideally have had some experience of people management and understand the nuances of coaching and leadership field based sales people. Just as important is the ability to communicate and manage internally both laterally and upward with peers and the Senior Leadership Team. To be successful you will need to be able to demonstrate drive, enthusiasm and the potential to progress.

Following the continued success and £multi billion investment, an additional ship will be added to the fleet every year for the next 4 years….truly inspiring growth and development!!

The role is home based and covers the South of the country but you are required in the Weybridge Head Office 1 day per week.

If this sounds like the next step you need in your career then please forward your up to date CV to us at Veritas quoting reference 6621/12gj or contact us directly on 0118 903 4914.

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